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Toy-Ventures: Space Apes : Planet of the Apes Knockoffs?

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After a long break, I have another wonderful mystery box of Knock-Offs from the United Kingdom, this week we’re going to meet The Space Apes, a series of action figures that seem to resemble the Mego Planet of the Apes figures but with some noticeable differences. 


We’re publishing a Toy-Ventures Magazine this Summer, here’s a link on how to be kept in the loop:
https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/magazine/ 


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Mint Off Card: Halloween 3 set by NECA

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Let’s unbox the latest retro action figures from NECA based on the once-maligned 1980s Horror classic “Halloween 3 Season of the Witch” can you believe this is happening? Me either! Life is good Mego heads.

Want to order this and support the MegoMuseum? Order it right here:
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/NC60699?id=ME-002202116

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Vintage Mego: The Lost Continent (Action Jackson or Planet of the Apes?)

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Vintage Mego takes a look this week at the 1974 Mego Playset “The Lost Continent” which is available in both Action Jackson branded packaging and one that states it’s for the Mego Planet of the Apes figures. Which one is it? We reveal our theory as to why this may have happened.

 

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Also, Action Jackson fans should visit this FB group:

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Toy-Ventures: Zorak from Big Jim’s PACK

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This week we go back to 1976 and take another look at a figure from one of my favourite toy-lines, Zorak, not only was he Big Jim’s first bad guy, he was a bit of a trendsetting toy concept and one that would become the norm for action figure brands for years to come.

We explore who invented the “Double Trouble” face changing concept and not only about Zoltar but the new deluxe Big Jim Commander that gets really angry.

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PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine Issue #1 A Salute to AHI

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PlaidStallions announced on their YouTube channel that they are launching an old fashioned toy magazine and the first issue will be a tribute to the rack toys created by Azrak Hamway International or AHI.

Among the highlights of this publication will be a reference guide to the insane variations of the World Famous Super Monsters toys.

Other toy lines cover will include Planet of the Apes, Superheroes, Star Trek, KISS and Space:1999 and hope to provide checklists of every toy produced.

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Vintage Mego Comic Action Heroes Exploding Bridge with Batmobile

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Vintage Mego opens up another Mego item from back in the day and plays with it. This week we’re looking at the classic Mego Comic Action Heroes Exploding Bridge playset with Batman and the Batmobile. We talk about the rare gift set, the foreign versions and how well this toy works. Did you have this set as a kid, please share your memories below!

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Mego Mania Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/

Vintage Mego Fist Fighting Superheroes

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Introduced in 1975 by Mego as an attempt to get that “Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots” money, the Fist Fighting Superheroes by Mego were a worldwide phenomenon that created many variations in the United Kingdom and in Mexico.

This episode of Vintage Mego talks about the US versions of the Fist Fighters but also takes a look at the efforts of Toltoys, Palitoy Bradgate and Lili ledy.

Special thanks to Eddie Berst, Jesus Magana and the Toltoys kid for their awesome generosity and kindness in creating this episode.

Megomuseum Forums:
https://www.megomuseum.com/community

Mego Mania FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania/

Toy-Ventures: More Knock Off Superheroes

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Time to delve into the magical world of Knock Off or bootleg action figures again with these classics from the 1970s, the weirdest justice league ever consisting of Aquaman, Superman and um…….Bat-Phantom-Solider-Man?








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Vintage Mego Buck Rogers Star Fighter toy

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This week we take a look at one of the most iconic space ship toys of the 1970s, the Mego Buck Rogers in the 25th-century starfighter and talk a bit about Mego’s relationship with the license and why mego passed on Battlestar Galactica.

Mego Museum Buck Rogers Gallery:

Buck Rogers 3 3/4″ Action Figures

Mego Mania Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/megomania

Mego Museum Forum:
http://megomuseum.com/community/activity.php

Toy-Ventures: Popy World Heroes

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This week’s episode is all about the greatest toys you never had as a kid, unless you grew up in Japan that is. The Popy World Heroes are an amalgamation of the Kenner Star Wars figures with the greatest TV Superheroes Japan had to offer.

I’m talking Power Rangers! I’m talking Ultra-Man and his many, many brothers and my personal favourite Kamen Rider and his arch enemies. Popy World Heroes are the kind of crazy the world needs.

Discuss this with us at the Pod Stallions Facebook group:
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Vintage Mego: Planet of the Apes Fortress

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This week’s Vintage Mego puts together the giant Mego Planet of the Apes Fortress Playset from 1975 and lets you get a good look at what’s inside.

We also talk about the sales numbers for the Mego Planet of the Apes range and discover that Apes were very popular even after the TV had come and gone.

For more on Mego Planet of the Apes please visit: www.megomuseum.com

Mego Mania Facebook Group:

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MegoMuseum Forum:

http://www.megomuseum.com/community

 

 

Toy-Ventures: Who are the Krazy Kreeps?

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This week I share possibly my favourite knock-off find of the last few years, meet the Krazy Kreeps, two eight Mego-esque monster figures that look so familiar. I’ll explain where we’ve seen them before, lots of fun surprises and mysteries.

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VIntage Mego: Jet Jungle

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Vintage Mego this week talks about one of the coolest discoveries to rock the Mego Museum collecting community, South Africa’s member of the World’s Greatest Superheroes: Jet Jungle.

We talk about the origins of the character, what we know about the figure and the day that we all discovered that our collections were no longer complete.

Talk about Mego at the Mego Museum Forum:
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Mego Mania Facebook Group:
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CustoMego: Mego Meet Customs

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This week we’re not going to talk about making a custom but rather look at some fond memories and celebrate some creators. Fans make the coolest stuff and let me introduce you to some of my favourites like the Supermobile, Jet Jaguar and Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, you’re gonna love it!
MegoMuseum Forums:
www.megomuseum.com/community

CustoMego Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CustoMego/

Laser Mego:
http://www.lasermego.com

Random Noir FB Page:
https://www.facebook.com/RandomNoirToys/

MegoMeet FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/MegoMeet/